Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has ordered an administrative reshuffle involving 12 IAS, IPS and Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Service (JKAS) officers, assigning additional departmental responsibilities to senior officers and transferring several others to new positions with immediate effect.
The orders, issued in the interest of administration by the Lieutenant Governor, cover key departments and administrative positions, including Agriculture Production, Power Development, Mining, Civil Aviation, Forest, Ecology and Environment, School Education and district administration.
Six IAS and IPS Officers Get New Responsibilities in J&K
Under the first government order, three senior officers have been assigned additional departmental charges, while two IAS officers have been transferred to new positions. One IAS officer has also received additional responsibility alongside her existing duties.
The details are as follows:
- Shailendra Kumar, IAS (AGMUT: 1995): Financial Commissioner (Additional Chief Secretary), Finance Department, has been assigned the additional charge of Administrative Secretary, Agriculture Production Department, until further orders.
- Anil Kumar Singh, IAS (AGMUT: 1995): Financial Commissioner (Additional Chief Secretary), Public Works (R&B) Department, will also hold the additional charge of Administrative Secretary, Power Development Department, until further orders.
- Vikramjit Singh, IPS (AGMUT: 2004): Commissioner/Secretary to the Government, Industries and Commerce Department, has been given the additional charge of Administrative Secretary, Mining Department, until further orders.
- Mir Tariq Ali, IAS (AGMUT: 2010): Director General, Women and Child Development, Jammu and Kashmir, has been transferred and posted as Secretary, Civil Aviation Department.
- Mohammad Akbar Wani, IAS (AGMUT: 2013): Director, Social Welfare, Kashmir, has been transferred and posted as Secretary, Forest, Ecology and Environment Department.
- Leena Padha, IAS (AGMUT): Registrar, Cooperative Societies, Jammu and Kashmir, has been assigned the additional charge of Mission Director, Skill Development Mission, while retaining her existing responsibilities, until further orders.
The order was issued by M. Raju, IAS, Commissioner/Secretary to the Government, by order of the Lieutenant Governor.
Six JKAS Officers Transferred and Posted to New Positions
In a separate order, the Jammu and Kashmir Government announced transfers and fresh postings of six JKAS officers with immediate effect.
The officers and their new assignments are:
- Khalid Majeed, JKAS: Special Secretary to the Government, School Education Department, has been transferred and posted as Additional District Development Commissioner (ADDC), Baramulla, against an available vacancy.
- Udham Dass, JKAS: Additional Secretary in the Lieutenant Governor’s Secretariat, has been transferred and posted as Joint Chief Executive Officer, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board. He replaces Satish Kumar, JKAS, who will await further orders of adjustment in the General Administration Department.
- Mohd. Raiyaz, JKAS: Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM), Karnah-Tangdhar, has been transferred and will await further orders of adjustment in the General Administration Department.
- Dr. Amit Kumar, JKAS: Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Padder, has been transferred and posted as SDM, Marh. The posting relieves Mukhter Ahmad, JKAS, of the additional charge.
- Daljeet Singh, JKAS: Tehsildar, Sunderbani, has been transferred and posted as Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Padder.
- Firdous Ahmad Qadri, JKAS: Tehsildar, Bandipora, has been transferred and posted as Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Karnah-Tangdhar.
J&K Administrative Reshuffle Covers Key Departments and Districts
The latest administrative changes involve senior-level departmental responsibilities as well as field-level postings across Jammu and Kashmir.
While the additional charges assigned to IAS and IPS officers cover important government departments, the JKAS transfers involve district administration, the Lieutenant Governor’s Secretariat and the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board.
All transfers and postings under the respective orders have been made with immediate effect, while the additional departmental charges assigned to the officers will continue until further orders, wherever specified.
